by Richard Leahy | Feb 21, 2026 | Finger Lakes, Regions & Terroir, Varietals, Wine of the Week
I keep a library of bottle-aged Finger Lakes Riesling. I’ve found (due to a geeky phenomenon of bound vs. free terpenes), that Rieslings are best in the first two years, or, if from a classic cool climate region, at 15 years or older, if well-cellared and if the corks...